Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Advance Directives / Get Your S%$* Together
*newly posted* 13Mar13
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/october-21-2011/advance-directives/9748/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=fanpage&utm_campaign=pbs
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/31/opinion/taking-responsibility-for-death.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120331
Get Your S%$* Together
website for advance planning
http://getyourshittogether.org/
Interview
http://www.npr.org/2013/03/12/174014442/from-grief-comes-a-mission-to-make-estate-planning-less-daunting
Conversations Before Dying
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/april-27-2012/conversations-before-dying/10846/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=fanpage&utm_campaign=pbs
Email Reminders Help
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE90302O20130104?irpc=932
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Responsiblity for death-Being surrounded by death my entire life has made me approach it differently. I cannot understand how family members haven't discussed end of life care and their wishes with someone. When my sister passed away 9 years ago, that is when I flat out asked my family members (mom, dad,and grandparents) what their wishes were. Reading the article it is astonishing to me that only 69% of married couples has talked about end of life care and only 40% of parents had talked about it with their children. A couple months after I found out I was pregnant I made my living will and informed my family of my wishes. This is not a top priority for most people my age but my older sister passed away when she was seven months pregnant (they saved the baby)so I felt that I had to get my affairs in order..just in case. Also, the disease I was diagnosed with that I explained about in a previous post has a 95% reoccurance rate during pregnancy. Whether I wanted to think about it or not, I had to get everything in order for the welfare of my family and my unborn child.
ReplyDeleteLife is not promised to anyone so I think being prepared is better than not. Considered I am only 20 and I am only responsible for myself - my views on what I want will most likely be different than when I have children and when I am super old and lived a long happy life. My parents decided that they are going on vacation without me or my siblings so they are updating their will and have discussed what they want regarding end of life care. I probably should have this documented legally because I am my parent’s medical power of attorney and would be guardian of my brother. I am currently watching grey’s anatomy while I am typing this and a woman was just diagnosed with an untreated form of cancer and she is worried because she doesn’t know what to do. I do not ever want to go through that panic with myself or with my family. I think being prepared is the best way to deal with these annoyingly unfortunate situations.
ReplyDeleteMy mother has been telling me for a really long time to fill out a will and never understood why until she explained it to me. I thought a will was just a piece of paper that gives other people the stuff you hold closest. Therefore, I figured she wanted me to figure out who gets my xbox , soccer ball, or something silly like that. I understood what she meant when she explained that my dad could come back into the picture if I were to be placed in a coma or something worse and he would be able to make medical decisions for me which I did not want. I had told my mom what I wanted and she knew what I wanted, however, that means jack until you write it down! So I had to construct one and probably revising it soon because of the influence this class has had on me. I liked the website though that had all of the papers and things on there to easily access it. Really cool.
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